It was well known that Levine liked younger men, though just outside a pedo-y range -- that was practically a joke -- and that he was incredibly hard on his musicians, with the exception of extremely famous performers, whom he treated like royalty.

The extent to which this kind of insane shit was going on, however, no-one knew but a small circle of people who were too crushed to come forward, or who were actively dissuaded from speaking out. The people who were acting on Levine's behalf to keep it quiet either grossly underestimated how bad it was, or were just lying to themselves and/or others; this created a nice little environment in which Levine was always presumed to be untouchable no matter how credible or numerous the voices against him might be, which, in turn, kept more people quiet. The perfect environment for an abusive person to do what he likes.

If you follow the link, Levine is accused of sexually harassing young men not young women. So Reddit should actually believe them and care about this story.

Four different men have come forward saying that Levine abused them in the 1960s-1980s. Levine is 74, so he was in his 20s getting involved with students younger than himself.

Brown said that Mr. Levine had abused him in the summer of 1968, when he was a 17-year-old student at the Meadow Brook School of Music in Michigan and Mr. Levine led the school’s orchestral institute. Mr. Brown, who went on to play principal bass in the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, said that one night in the dorms, Mr. Levine had masturbated him and asked him to reciprocate — and then punished Mr. Brown when he declined to do so again, ignoring him for the rest of the summer, even when he was conducting him.

On a marginally related note, even if you're not an opera person, seeing one in person is a worthwhile experience. Particularly the big name operas that have influenced other art forms. Here's a list of all the North American opera companies. You can also see Met operas on the big screen at a movie theater for about $20. Link

Men (or women) in positions of power to either make or break careers of talented persons and then abuse that power for "sexual" conquest and gratification are beneath the belly of a snake. Perpetrators should be sued into bankruptcy and then jailed.